Quality Engineer

Plan, support, and implement total quality management in support of zero safe launch findings at pre and post SOP.

Ensure that appropriate inspection plans and containment plans are in place for the process value stream.

Confirm product quality through confirmation phase exit.

Initiate control plans and training for inspection and gage instructions in accordance with Shape and customer specific requirements.

Develop and control all APQP documents through PPAP approval for new program launches.

Execute PPAP submission and approval as required for customer initiated product changes.

Understand and provide interpretation of customer specific requirements.

Participate in GD&T development through the DFM process.

Responsible for all aspects of gage procurement, including gage quoting, design approval, and customer approval.

Responsible for supplier gage design approval, PPAP review and approval.

New Business Pursuit Quality:

Have high level of GD&T knowledge and application thereof.

Have high level of knowledge and application of KDCs, SPC, MSA, and AIAG processes.

Participate in all Process Plan and Tolerance Assessment Reivews.

Develop Red Pen Fixture Drawings.

Author measurement plan as part of DFM Plan.

Estimate gage costs for all programs considering Shape's and each customer's specifications.

Manufacturing Quality:

Ensure compliance to process control plan requirements.

Lead problem solving efforts relating to production quality issues.

Initiate actions to overcome obstacles as they are encountered and prevent potential quality problems using problem solving tools.

Initiate interim and containment countermeasures relating to quality issues.

Design, specifies and implements quality control sampling systems, testing mechanisms, and equipment.

Serve as a liaison and coordinates activities with external providers as required.

Supplier Quality:

Facilitate activates with external providers related to quality issues.

Liase with launch or manufacturing quality when suppliers provide notification of real or potential quality issues.

Interface with external provider personnel and facilitate the resolution of quality issues and concerns.

Ensure external provider interim and containment countermeasures relating to quality issues.

Interface with Shape quality department to facilitate product and system continuous improvement activities with external providers.

Communicate Shape quality requirements to external providers.

Provide training and development opportunities to external providers in support of Shape and customer specific requirements.

Monitor supplier performance and facilitate development plans.

Perform assessments and audits of external providers according to ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and customer specific requirements.

Provide input into the selection of external providers.